Politician blasts Chertoff on spy satellite plans
From Newsday:
A top Congressional overseer has blasted Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff for failing to inform him about plans to use spy satellites to gather information for domestic homeland security and law enforcement.The Aug. 22 letter from House Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) chastised Chertoff for not advising his committee about the new program, slated to begin Oct. 1, saying "the release of important information to the public without prior notification to this committee is unacceptable."